Archives for
August 2012

When Oscar Pistorius fought successfully to compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games with his two artificial legs, he became the most visible challenge to many people's Olympian ideal of celebrating human athletic performance without technological tw...

Samsung plans to launch the new version of its smartphone-meets-tablet device, Galaxy Note, at its Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin, Aug. 29. A company spokesman confirmed the launch date to Reuters, without giving any additional details. Although the...

When you want to know what your friends are doing, there's a good chance you'll check their Instagram shots. Now, if you want to know what your city is up to, you can turn to This Is Now, a new Instagram photo-feed, which filters content by city. Thi...

Raphael Halberthal and Tom Galle know your kids are more tech savvy than you, so they think your kids should be able to use tech for something most adults find common practice -- communication. That's why Halberthal and Galle designed an email client...

The photos we email around the office or to family members often last a short-lived moment before being swallowed into the abyss of our inboxes. These are usually the best and funniest photos -- after all, you took the time to email them. Lost Photos...

Apple's building something new -- that is, something other than a new iPhone. Earlier this week, Wired sent a plane down to Apple's Maiden, N.C. data center. The magazine then shared these exclusive photos of what appears to be a groundbreaking at th...

Welcome to Friday morning's edition of 'First To Know,' a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Facebook Unveils 'Stories' Facebook launched '...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a tough week: His sister went to work for his top competitor, Google, his company's stock price hit a new low and now he has dropped out of the top 10 tech billionaires list. Zuckerberg's fortune fell by $423 million ...

Before the distracting #NBCfails, swimming pool rivalries and Twitter spoilers, we were able to focus on the most important thing at the Olympics: the scrunchies. A clever Tumblr, Olympic Scrunchies, brings us back to the hair securing basics. These ...

A cone-shaped add-on for the iPhone 4 and 4S will let you shoot 3D pictures and video from an easy-to-use app. 3DCone, the brainchild of Saturn3Designs, converts your iPhone into a a stereoscopic camera. It's ideal for turning moving scenes into 3D i...

Evolution is a complex and often misunderstood principle. Fortunately, a YouTube channel called EvolutionDocumentary has done a bang-up job curating some of the very best films on the topic. Sources include the BBC, PBS, The Discovery Channel and Nat...

NASA retired its 30-year shuttle program last year, but that doesn't mean Americans are done with space. The agency announced today that it will shell out more than $1 billion to develop commercial spaceships for Americans. The investment is part of ...

The 2008 thriller Taken, about an American girl kidnapped by human traffickers in Paris, raised anxiety levels for many worrywort parents. The film isn’t based on a true story, but that didn’t stop moms and dads from wondering what they would do in a...

The United States has a clear message for the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations' agency in charge of telecommunications: We want Internet governance to stay exactly how it already is. In December, the ITU will hold a conferen...

Someone give Will Ferrell a box of tissues and pint of Ben & Jerry’s because the funnyman needs help healing his broken heart. Ferrell sat down with Conan O’Brien and let his emotions spill out as he discussed the recent breakup of Twilight stars Kri...

Looking to fill your calendar with exciting events that will propel your career forward? You've come to the right place. We've rounded up some great upcoming events from Mashable's Events Board below. Check out this assortment of business conferences...

Even the Angry Birds franchise is pumped for the upcoming Mars Curiosity Rover landing. The latest Angry Birds Space update added more levels to its Utopia planet, and our favorite birds are set to invade the red planet. Similar to the game's initial...

The picture above represents two years of work by Mike Senna, a California robot fan and hobbyist. Having already built a working R2-D2 in 2002, Senna set himself a somewhat tougher task in 2010 with his Wall-E project. Based on the 2008 movie, Wall-...

At the start of the semester, students haul more than books, clothes and furniture to campus. They bring a slew of bandwidth-sucking devices with them. The largest bandwidth-consuming devices used by students include tablets, smartphones, iPods, gami...

Mitt Romney better hope he does better in November than his wife's horse, Rafalca, who came in 13th in Olympic dressage on Thursday. But Rafalca Romney, the 15-year-old mare, did have one solid victory this week, and it was on Twitter. The Twitter us...

Run, Hide, Fight: three words of advice given from the video above for anybody in the midst of a mass shooting. In the video, a lone gunman armed with a shotgun goes on a bloody and graphic rampage through an office building. He quickly kills a secur...

Global news organization Reuters was the subject of a hack on Friday that "compromised" its blogging platform, according to the company. Reuters announced the hack via Twitter on Friday afternoon: Reuters.com was a target of a hack on Friday. Our blo...

There's no point in fighting it. Technology is working its way into the lives of digitally native tots earlier and earlier, and it might be a more positive evolution than you realize. Developers and education companies are coming together to create t...

Would you forgo a Wi-Fi connection if that meant saving on your hotel? A recent survey shows Europeans are more willing than Americans to go without Wi-Fi if doing so means a chance to save some cash on hotels. A survey of more than 6,000 travelers b...

With the 2012 Summer Olympics in full swing, you're probably glued to your TV screen -- or the computer screen if you find NBC's delayed telecast unacceptable. But take your eyes off the tube for a bit and treat yourself to this amusing gallery of Le...

Before the 2012 Olympics, Ryan Lochte said this year's Games were "his time." While he hasn't dominated at a historic level, he has done quite well for himself and will bring five medals home from London. He's also been one of the most buzzed about c...

Every one hundredth of a second counts in the Olympic Games, especially when it comes to track and field events. Due to lag in sound-traveling time, runners in the farthest lane have a disadvantage because they are last to hear the start signal. In t...

Facebook on Friday announced new options for brand Pages to target their posts. While previously Page admins could only target by language and location, the company has added new options, including: Gender Interested In Relationship Status Education ...

In a move that surprised few gamers who have played both The Sims Social and The Ville, Electronic Arts sued Zynga Friday -- charging that the latter was a blatant copy of the former. EA didn't mince words, either. "The copying was so comprehensive t...

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